PHOTO 60A BEGINNING PHOTOSHOP ONLINE
There are no required on-campus meetings for this class.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
An introductory Photoshop course that emphasizes the technical aspects of digital post production workflow in photography.
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Outcome 1: Manage basic retouching such as isolating image areas, cropping, rotating, dodging and burning.
Outcome 2: Analyze and integrate color into an image using layers and color panels and tools such as paint bucket tool and blend tool.
Outcome 3: Experiment with special effects using techniques such as stretching, skewing, and distorting selections.
Outcome 4: Calculate resolution using basic image editing actions.
Outcome 5: Design a photographic image composite by combining images and type.
CONTACT
Instructor Andrea Massalski
Email amassals@ccsf.edu or through Canvas
Online office hours Thursdays 9:00AM - 10:00AM or by arrangement
Mailing address 50 Phelan Avenue, v69
San Francisco, CA 94112
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Computer hardware: http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Distance_Education/hwreq.htm
Adobe Photoshop Software, preferably the Adobe Creative Suite CC or CS5 and above, email instructor if you have questions.
Places to purchase software for student rate approximately $20:
http://www.collegesoftware.org
Required Text: Adobe Photoshop CC Visual Quickstart Guide, Weinmann and Lourekas, Peachpit Press, ISBN-10: 0134308891. Availabale as ebook, see website for vendors.
Videos: We will use lynda.com videos in this course which are available for free through the SF Public Library. You do not have to live in San Francisco to become a member. OR you may purchase video lessons through lynda.com
Other support videos and pdfs will be posted in Canvas
Digital Camera: Cell phone or other digital camera (contact instructor if this is a problem)
ON CAMPUS LAB ACCESS
Batemale Hall: http://www.ccsf.edu/en/student-services/learning-resources/acrc.html
Mission Campus lab, call Mission campus for more details
RESOURCES
ccsf website http://www.ccsf.edu
photo department website http://www.ccsf.edu/photography
ccsf registration https://ocean.ccsf.cc.ca.us/banr/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin
ccsf distance learning http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Distance_Education
CANVAS online classes login https://ccsf.instructure.com